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Date:      Thu, 24 Jan 2002 15:35:10 -0800
From:      "Steve Wingate" <steve@velosystems.net>
To:        "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, "FBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: can Apache_FP run without a real domain web address?
Message-ID:  <004701c1a52f$c391e910$0501a8c0@win2kads>
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOOEKKCNAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
To: "FBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 3:36 PM
Subject: can Apache_FP run without a real domain web address?


> I installed apache13-fp today from ports.
> during first reboot I got this msg.
> 'could not determine the servers fully qualified domain name,
> using 127.0.0.1 for server name. Apache not started.'
>
> I do not have a real domain name so in hosts file I added the
> (www domain com) I told apache to use to the IP address of
> my Nic card. Then rebooted and got a new msg.
> "local package init: /usr/local/sbin/ apachectl start_FP:
> httpd could not be started".
>
> I don't know if this is still related to the original problem so
> I am asking can Apache_FP run without a real public domain web address?

Taken verbatim from the apache httpd.conf file:

# ServerName allows you to set a host name which is sent back to clients for
# your server if it's different than the one the program would get (i.e.,
use
# "www" instead of the host's real name).
#
# Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name you
# define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't
understand
# this, ask your network administrator.
# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address
here.
# You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/)
# anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way.
#
# 127.0.0.1 is the TCP/IP local loop-back address, often named localhost.
Your
# machine always knows itself by this address. If you use Apache strictly
for
# local testing and development, you may use 127.0.0.1 as the server name.
#
#ServerName new.host.name


so the answer is yes and I'm doing it on 2 boxes at home.




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